Maria Begum
Although Bersih co-chief Ambiga Sreenevasan did not say it should be
Umno-BN lawmakers who should be hung, her retort that giving away
citizenship in exchange for votes is treason enough makes it clear that
if anyone deserved capital punishment, it should Prime Minister Najib
Razak’s coalition, which has been accused of desperate tactics to win
the coming general election.
“As for treason, asking for free and fair elections is not treason.
Giving away citizenship for votes is,” Ambiga was reported as saying byMalaysian Insider.
She was responding to a comment from Umno’s Sri Gading MP Mohamad Aziz,
who was busy in Parliament on Tuesday night ‘defending’ his coalition on
several issues.
Umno-BN has been accused of running a racket to ‘sell’ citizenships to
foreign workers, including the illegals, where they are promised
permanent resident status if they voted for the BN in the coming general
election.
Punish this ‘samseng’
Meanwhile, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng has called for Mohamad to be punished.
“Clearly these remarks are inflammatory, designed to stir disaffection,
extremism and racism. It was directed against her because she’s a woman,
Hindu and Indian,” Lim who is also the Bagan MP and Penang Chief
Minister told a press conference on Wednesday.
“This is the first time in history that a lawmaker is demanding for the murder of someone.”
DAP elected representatives plan to lodge simultaneous police reports
against Mohamad for his “samseng-like”, “seditious” and “racist” remarks
against Ambiga, the receipient of the prestigious Women of Courage
award from the US and the Knight of the Legion of Honour award from
France.
Is this the ‘quality’ of Umno MPs?
Mohamad
Aziz’s reckless replies aimed to stir controversy raised eyebrows –
sparking speculation that he was trying to “catch Najib’s attention”.
“Shouldn’t we also hang Ambiga for treason towards the King? Traitors
should be punished as harshly as possible,” the Sri Gading MP had told
Parliament.
He was referring to the April 28 Bersih 3.0 rally for clean elections,
where violence erupted after the police launched one of the bloodiest
crackdowns on civilians in recent history .
Malaysia will have to hold its 13th general election by the first half
of 2013 and Najib has said he is now in process of finalizing the final
list of ‘winnable’ candidates.
Hanging Ambiga as surreal as using Bersih 3.0 to topple the BN
More
than 250,000 Malaysians had crowded the vicinity of the Dataran Merdeka
venue of the Bersih sit-in protest. All had gone smoothly and crowd
control was exemplary until an hour before the 4pm closing time, when
the police suddenly fired tear gas canisters directly into the crowd.
LRT stations were closed off and the civilian protesters found
themselves trapped at the mercy of ‘vigilante’ groups of police
personnel. Hundreds of people were severely beaten and arrested.
Najib has blamed the violence on Opposition Leader Awar Ibrahim and PKR
deputy president Azmin Ali, insisting that the police were forced to
take tough action as Anwar and his Pakatan Rakyat coalition were using
the rally to topple the BN government.
Despite nationwide ridicule for Najib’s claims, and the mountain of
visual evidence that showed they were untrue, the PM and Umno president
has stuck to his allegation and has charged Anwar and Azmin for breaking
the controversial Peaceful Assembly law.
“‘Off with her head!!’ Sounds like Alice in Wonderland! The statement,
of course, reflects more on the maker than on me. But seriously, I have a
question for this MP. Are the reforms sought by Bersih going to be
fully implemented before the 13th GE?” said Ambiga.
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